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Oxford University Press
Financial Reporting & Accounting
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Full Time
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Description
We are the world's largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have a global impact.
Advancing Knowledge and Learning
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Financial Accountant will be responsible for the preparation and recording of financial transactions for North America. Maintains an effective internal control environment. Ensure all accounts are accurate and are produced in accordance with financial reporting standards and Group accounting policies. Position will utilize SAP S4/HANA accounting software, and other programs, customer and vendor portals.
Key Accountabilities include:
• Supporting month-end and year-end close activities
• Ensure journal entries are processed timely and accurately
• Reconciling sub-ledger to general ledger account balances
• Preparing financial statements, journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assessing internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas
• Maintaining and reconciling fixed assets schedules
• Assist in the North America audits including Inclusion, Year-End, and interim audits by providing timely and accurate data and information
ABOUT YOU
- 5-7 years of experience in an accountant position
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills with a focus on accuracy and detail
- Ability to interact professionally with colleagues and management
- Experience using SAP desirable
BENEFITS
We care about work/life balance at OUP. We offer 15 days' vacation time that rises with service, 8 sick days, plus floating holidays, personal days, company holidays, and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
We care for you and your dependents by offering health, dental, and vision insurance plans to our full-time employees. Each plan has multiple levels of coverage to fit your needs and has a high level of contribution made by OUP. In addition, we offer Employee Assistant Programs for all full-time employees, regardless of whether you elect in health insurance. We also offer life insurance and disability insurance.
We help make your money go further by providing a non-elective contribution on your behalf to your retirement plan of 7% of your salary and a matching contribution to the retirement plan of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions on based earnings.
Position Location: This role can be hybrid, based out of Cary, NC (2 days a week in office).
GJC Level: I5 (for internal purposes only)
Salary: $56,000 - $80,000 dependent on skills and experience
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.
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